Posts Tagged DREAM Act

After the last two years of promises and let-downs, high hopes and massive hold-ups, finally ending the discriminatory military policy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been decided by the Senatewith a vote of 63 to 33 to close the debate and allow the repeal to move forward. This means just 51 Senators can now vote on the repeal, which is expected to happen by the end of the weekend — and then signed by President Obama., Defense Secretary Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen.

But the military ban will not literally end immediately thereafter; Pam’s House Blend has the statement from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on what needs to happen before the ban is completely over ...

After the last two years of promises and let-downs, high hopes and massive hold-ups, finally ending the discriminatory military policy Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been decided by the Senatewith a vote of 63 ...

I’ve got my first piece up at Colorlines today, about Cuban-Americans in the US and why our community should be an argument for immigration reform with a path to citizenship.

It’s timed with the DREAM vote which is happening today. It felt like a big deal for me to acknowledge publicly the privilege afforded to my family, and others in the Cuban-American community, through our special immigration status. But also important to point out what that has meant for our community, and why it should be offered to other immigrant groups as well.

An excerpt:

Ever since the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966, Cubans who have made it the United States have been put on an automatic path to citizenship. Cubans ...

I’ve got my first piece up at Colorlines today, about Cuban-Americans in the US and why our community should be an argument for immigration reform with a path to citizenship.

As the end of the lame duck session looms, folks are fearing there may not be enough votes to pass the DREAM Act; a final vote is expected to be made tomorrow. (Take a closer look at the whip count here.) In the meantime, vigils are being held across the country in solidarity with the youth activists who have worked so hard to get this bill passed, and the 12 million undocumented youth who will be affected by the decision.